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The Huffington Post

"But things are changing and the inception of the Skolkovo Foundation in 2010 is helping to transform the city, and the perception of Russia. Finally, 25 years after Margaret Thatcher described Mikhail Gorbachev as somebody she could 'do business with', the global community are beginning to believe that Russia can be the same."
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The Wall Street Journal

"When they asked economists to express a degree of confidence in their responses, one pattern turned up: Those who teach at Chicago, Harvard and MIT express substantially more confidence than those who teach at Princeton, Yale and Stanford."
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Forbes

"In an article entitled Science of Subtle Signals, Buchanan chronicles the work of Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland at the MIT Media Lab who is challenging the prevailing wisdom on organizational effectiveness."
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CNNMoney

"In the coming years, access to spectrum will be an increasingly important foundation of America’s leadership as mobile broadband becomes a major driver of our nation’s future economic growth, and faster and more capable mobile connections become essential in improving every facet of society."
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The New York Times

"After a two-year investigation, the Federal Trade Commission concluded this week that Google’s search practices did not violate antitrust law. Those who wanted to see an epic battle like the one the government fought with Microsoft in the 1990s were sorely disappointed."
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The Financial Times

"The word 'bespoke' is more usually associated with Savile Row than skincare but beauty brands are increasingly turning to made-to-measure ingredients to tackle age-old problems."
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The New York Times

"I’m happy to report that the new edition of this slender volume is an improvement — perhaps even the single best thing written about climate change for a general audience."
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The Wall Street Journal

"Take the question of whether tighter, stricter management practices boost productivity and corporate performance. On Friday, several well-known academic economists and the U.S. Census Bureau will unveil the first-ever, large-scale study of American manufacturing practices at the American Economic Association confab in San Diego."
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Science Friday

"It has a negative temperature, but actually negative temperatures are in some sense hotter than positive temperatures."
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The Boston Globe

"Universities, hospitals, and defense contractors are delaying hiring and expansion — and in some cases laying off workers — because Congress postponed spending decisions in the deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, leaving the future uncertain for these critical sectors of the Massachusetts economy."
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WGBH

"Rental car giant Avis is acquiring Cambridge-based ZipCar for $491 million. What will this mean for ZipCar and its devotees?"
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The Huffington Post

"American scientist Robert S. Langer was honored for innovations that 'have had a profound impact on medicine,' a foundation statement said."
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San Jose Mercury News

"Come summer, media guru Ethan Zuckerman, director of MIT's Center for Civic Media, has a new book about why technology falls short when it comes to bringing people around the world together."
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The Huffington Post

"There are many great universities in the world, and college rankings offer differing conclusions as to which is best."
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Forbes

"Some other cities have their share of colleges and universities but Kendall Square’s success at attracting billions in capital suggests that those cities would have to do some serious soul searching for their institutions of higher learning to get into this game."
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